Top content published this week include a panel discussion with five SpecAcademy instructors and a feature article on Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy.
|Articles|November 1, 2015
- Spectroscopy-11-01-2015
- Volume 30
- Issue 11
Spec App of the Month: SpectroCalc
The SpectroCalc app is designed for conversion of units that describe electromagnetic waves.
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The SpectroCalc app is designed for conversion of units that describe electromagnetic waves. According to the company, the user interface features three columns. The left and center columns are simple converters of wavelength, wavenumber, energy, and frequency. The right column calculates difference between values in the left and center columns, or can be used to calculate either the left or center column if one of these is left blank.
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What Is Data Integrity Training?almost 11 years ago
SERS: An Update of Progress Madealmost 11 years ago
Lineshapes in IR and Raman Spectroscopy: A Primeralmost 11 years ago
Revealing the Mechanisms of Diffuse Reflectance IRalmost 11 years ago
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